/// <summary>
/// Goes through the steps of the AlphaMiner Algorithm:
/// </summary>
/// <param Name="field">A field from the DataSelection</param>
/// <returns>A PetriNet as a ProcessModel</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">If the field-parameter is null.</exception>
/// <author>Krystian Zielonka, Christopher Licht</author>
public ProcessModel Mine()
{
if (_field == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("field", "The field parameter was null");
}
// Get parameters from MinerSettings
String alphaMinerSettings = MinerSettings.GetAsString("Alpha Miner");
// Start - Statistics
TimeSpan ProcessingTimeStart = Process.GetCurrentProcess().TotalProcessorTime;
DetectActivitiySet();
DetectStartAndEndActivitiesInTraces();
DetectAllPlaces();
switch (alphaMinerSettings)
{
case "AlphaMinerPlus":
CorrectParallelPairs();
break;
case "AlphaMinerPlusPlus":
Preprocessing();
Postprocessing();
CorrectParallelPairs();
break;
default:
break;
}
AddsPlacesTogether();
RemoveAllDuplicatePlaces();
BuildTheNet();
// End - Statistics
TimeSpan ProcessingTimeEnd = Process.GetCurrentProcess().TotalProcessorTime;
//Information about the generated petri net
PetriNetInformation(_field, ref ProcessingTimeStart, ref ProcessingTimeEnd);
//Check for errors in the field
DoErrorHandling();
return(_petriNet);
}
